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Symfony is a free and open-source PHP web application framework and a set of reusable PHP component libraries. It was published as free software on October 18, 2005, and released under the MIT License.

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Symfony
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Symfony Welcome Page
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Fabien Potencier
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Cross-platform
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Web application framework
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Source code

[Install Symfony][4] with Composer (see [requirements details][3]). Symfony follows the [semantic versioning][5] strictly, publishes "Long Term Support" (LTS) versions and has a [release process][6] that is predictable and business-friendly. Read the [Getting Started guide][7] if you are new to Symfony. Try the [Symfony Demo application][23] to learn Symfony in practice. Discover Symfony ecosystem in detail with [Symfony The Fast Track][26]. Master Symfony with the [Guides and Tutorials][8], the [Components docs][9] and the [Best Practices][10] reference. Symfony is an Open Source, community-driven project with thousands of [contributors][19]. Join them [contributing code][17] or [contributing documentation][18]. If you discover a security vulnerability within Symfony, please follow our [disclosure procedure][20]. Symfony development is led by the [Symfony Core Team][22] and supported by [Symfony contributors][19].

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Symfony is a free and open-source PHP web application framework and a set of reusable PHP component libraries. It was published as free software on October 18, 2005, and released under the MIT License.

== Goal == Symfony aims to speed up the creation and maintenance of web applications and to replace repetitive coding tasks. It's also aimed at building robust applications in an enterprise context, and aims to give developers full control over the configuration: from the directory structure to third-party libraries, almost everything can be customized. To match enterprise development guidelines, Symfony is bundled with additional tools to help developers test, debug and document projects.

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